Larry Bird

Snowbirds of a Feather Flock Together Are you a colder-climate resident looking for a part-time, seasonal or new full-time Florida home? You might be a “snowbird” — someone who eschews cold weather and migrates south for the winter, like real birds. We’d do the same if we weren’t Floridians, so we’re here to aid your search for a warmer roost. Perhaps you’d like to relocate near friends and neighbors who already took the plunge as part-time or seasonal Florida residents. You’re hardly…

the shoulder girdle in birds do not have clavicles as they pertain to the human skeleton. Instead, the avian shoulder girdle has something called the furcula, which is two clavicles which have been fused…

Barn owls are pretty interesting animals. There are 46 different species of the barn owl. Their appetite includes mostly rodents, like rats, mice, voles, shrews, and lemmings. They also prey on bats and rabbits. Squirrels and chipmunks are mostly safe because these owls prey is active at night. When they eat their prey, they swallow them whole, including the skin and bones. Barn owls have really good low-light vision, and can hunt prey at night easily. The owl’s ability to locate their prey…

Dawn broke to an explosion of bird songs, the cacophony startling Booker awake with a disgruntled groan. Unimpressed by the early morning alarm clock, he angrily pulled his pillow over his head and attempted to drown out the noise. But after several minutes, the humorous fact that the sound easily penetrated through the downy feathers brought a good-natured smile to his lips, and with a resigned sigh, he threw the pillow to the floor and sat up. From across the room, Tom yawned loudly, a…

This animal may seem strange when you first look at it, however it is known to be the sweetest and loving animal around. This rare creature is called a Beleagle. Beleagles appear to be a mixture of a beluga whale and a beagle dog. It’s quite a story of how this creature came into being. There was a beagle named, Skip. Skip lived in Florida with this human family, the “Williams.” The Williams owned the nearby aquarium and took Skip to work with them everyday. Skip knew all of the animals at the…

Examples of simile: "wings, going up with uncanny lightness, almost as though (as though = simile) inflated" Shaw uses simile hear to propel his diction. He wants to describe the majesty of the wild turkey, the sense that yet it is such as awkward bird…

Introduction In the experiment directed by Jeffrey Peters et al, two distinct species of ducks were studied. One group, the mallard ducks, has a great population size with sightings in nearly all North America, Asia, and Europe. The other group, the mottled ducks, are found in much smaller numbers and can only be seen in Florida and the Western Gulf Coast (WGC). These species are known to hybridize and share a recent ancestor. In order to study their genetic diversity six distinct loci were…

Common Ostrich 1. Each member of the ostrich flock will be seen as an individual, this is because the ostrich flock is megafauna and thus will not contain too many members. I will use leg bands to ID the ostriches. Leg bands are easy to apply, easy to see, the public does not tend to mind them, and it will last a long term, but can be changed or removed if needed. 2. Daily, the enclosure will be cleaned by removing all fecal matter and old food. All bowls will be replaced with fresh bowls and…

Black-billed Magpies is comparatively larger than jays. Bearing the long tails, large and heavy bills, and short wings, black-billed magpies seem to be cumbersome in flight (See Appendix A). The long tail plays the role of guiding sudden turns. The bird is almost entirely black with white shoulders and belly, also had shining dark wings and tail. There are distinctive white markings on the back, which can be clearly identified in flight. Owning exuberant vitality, the Black-billed Magpie is…

Today was bittersweet, since I saw the last mythical creature on my journey, but it was my favorite. My final stop was in the same forest where the dryads lived, but it was to see a very different mythical creature. The first pegasus was brought by Zeus to live on Mount Olympus, because it got taken by so many people because of its purity and beauty. Now that the original animal had reproduced, and it’s offspring live in small herds in the forest. I knew I had to be hidden and very quiet to…